Speaker: Alexandra Calle, Assistant Professor of Microbiology at Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine

Host: Annelise Nguyen

Speaker: Nathaniel Hall, Associate Professor of Companion Animal Science Texas Tech University

Host: Michael Cruz Penn

Title: “Who knows what the dog's nose knows?”

Synopsis: Canine sense of smell (olfaction) is widely mischaracterized and poorly understood, leading to about as much myth as there is science. In this talk, I will talk about some of our recent projects that started to probe canine olfaction and how to optimize training. I will also discuss how canine olfaction can be applied to a wide variety of detection tasks for national security, agricultural biosecurity and conservation.

Speaker: Sean Savitz, Professor of Vascular Neurology Director of UTHealth Institute of Stroke and Cerebrovascular McGovern Medical School

Host: Heidi Villalba

Title: “Translating New Treatments for Stroke From Animals to Patients.”

Speaker: Prasanth Chelikani, Assistant Dean and Professor of Physiology Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine

Host: Annelise Nguyen

Title: “How does dietary fiber promote satiety and weight loss?”

Speaker: Dr. Suzanne Millman, Professor Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Host: Nichole Anderson

Title: TBA

Synopsis: Farm animal welfare, focusing on both teaching and data-driven decisions

Speaker: Dr. Cindy Adams, Professor University of Calgary College of Veterinary Medicine

Host: Elpida Artemiou

Title: Leading from Within: How Am I?, Who Am I?, and What is my work as a leader?

Speaker: Dr. Andy King, Associate Professor University of Utah

Host: Ryan Williams

Title: TBA

Synopsis: Strategic public health communication and antimicrobial resistance in animal agriculture